Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 06:41 pm, by: James Harris(Haro)
Hi Guys,
I finally got around to getting a new pair of rear discs and rear pads for my Soarer TT as they have been making some funny noises of late and my discs have no meat on them anymore.
I have changed over discs before *on my 76 mini* so i kinda know whats goin on. BUT i would like to know if anybody has any tips (i.e "don't bother, pay someone else to do it")
1)Is the rear disc just a "floating disc?" as in can it simply be tapped off the hub?
2) Is there anything different / difficult about the Soarer rear discs that may catch me out?
Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 06:51 pm, by: James Johnson(Jamesy)
Garry and I did this not long ago, to replace a stuffed stud
best way to get it off is to get some long "M8" sized bolts, and you should see two holes on the disc for the "M8" bolts to go in. then just do the "M8" bolts up and the disc should come off nice and strait!
Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 07:05 pm, by: James Harris(Haro)
garry ? its all good.
Cheers for the quick replies. Don- good point James- Sounds like a plan *just as long i have some of there "M8" sized bolts you speak of in my box-o-bolts...
Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 08:43 pm, by: Mike Triggs(Mikeandimah)
Self-Adjusting Brakes The single-piston floating-caliper disc brake is self-centering and self-adjusting. The caliper is able to slide from side to side so it will move to the center each time the brakes are applied. Also, since there is no spring to pull the pads away from the disc, the pads always stay in light contact with the rotor (the rubber piston seal and any wobble in the rotor may actually pull the pads a small distance away from the rotor). This is important because the pistons in the brakes are much larger in diameter than the ones in the master cylinder. If the brake pistons retracted into their cylinders, it might take several applications of the brake pedal to pump enough fluid into the brake cylinder to engage http://auto.howstuffworks.com/disc-brake2.htm
It's the calliper that's floating,Peter, not the disc (rotor).
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 12:48 pm, by: Damien Smith(Damien)
Floating disks are connected to the central hat in a way that they can expand without warping. All modern motorcycles use floating disks - have a look next time you walk past 1 and you can see how it works.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 02:34 pm, by: Andrew Ferres(Peewee)
Floating disc is just a disc over the hub. This is opposed to a fixed? disc which bolted to the back of the hub (hub needs to be removed to remove the disc).
I tend to call the calipers 'sliding' not floating, but I'm not sure which is technically correct.